Venturing into the Bioeconomy

This book reports empirical material from three case studies in the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology industry and the domain of academic research. New technoscientific frameworks that have not yet translated into new therapies, in the future, may play a more central role in the late-modern society.

Autorentext
ALEXANDER STYHRE Professor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, in the Department of Business Administration specialising in managing knowledge-intensive industries.

MATS SUNDGREN Senior Research Fellow & Principal Scientist at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and specialises in knowledge intensive work and innovation management.

Inhalt
Studying the Organization of the Bioeconomy Professional Ideologies and Identities and Innovation Work The Bioeconomy, Biocapital and New Regime of Science-based Innovation Innovation Work in a Major Pharmaceutical Company The Craft of Research in Biotech Companies Exploring Life in the University Setting Managing and Organizing the Bioeconomy